APX4-367CC-A-5.0

APX4-367CC-A-5.0 Datasheet


APX4 WIRELESS SYSTEM-ON-MODULE

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APX4 WIRELESS SYSTEM-ON-MODULE

DATA SHEET

Tuesday, 23 July 2013 Version

Copyright 2000-2013 Bluegiga Technologies All rights reserved. Bluegiga Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this manual. Furthermore, Bluegiga Technologies reserves the right to alter the hardware, software, and/or specifications detailed here at any time without notice and does not make any commitment to update the information contained here. Bluegiga’s products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems. The WRAP, Bluegiga Access Server, Access Point and iWRAP are registered trademarks of Bluegiga Technologies. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc., USA and is licensed to Bluegiga Technologies. All other trademarks listed herein are owned by their respective owners.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Ordering Part number
2 APx4 pin descriptions Receptacle Power contacts on the left side Debug UART on the right side SO-DIMM connection pin descriptions
3 Power subsystem 22 PSWITCH_OUT pin 14 23 RESETN 23
4 Processor subsystem 24 Bootmodes 24
5 Wireless interfaces 25 Bluetooth 25 Bluetooth GPIOs 25 Bluetooth Audio interface 25 Bluetooth PCM slots and 26 Bluetooth I2S interface 26 Wi-Fi 27
6 Peripheral 28 Ethernet 28 USB 29 I2C 29 PWM 30 SDIO / SPI / MMC 31 UARTs 32 UART 32 UART 32 UART 32 UART 33 Debug UART 33 CAN 34 Processor Audio 34 LCD 35 LRADC0-6 Touch 36 HSADC High-Speed 37

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JTAG 37
7 Electrical Characteristics 39

Absolute Maximum 39

Recommended Operating Conditions 39

Power Consumption 40
8 RF Characteristics 41
9 Physical Dimensions 43

Attachment to 44

Layout 45

Internal antenna Optimal module placement 45

External antenna 45

Thermal Considerations 45

EMC Considerations for 45

FCC 47

IC 48

IC 49

MIC, formerly TELEC 51

Qualified Antenna Types for APx4-E 51

Contact Information 52

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The Bluegiga APx4 is a small form factor, low
power system-on-module that includes the
latest wireless connectivity standards:
b/g/n and Bluetooth APx4 is based on

Freescale's i.MX28 processor family and runs
an embedded Linux operating system based on the Yocto ProjectTM. In addition to integrating
the 454MHz ARM9 processor, the wireless
connectivity technologies, Linux operating
system the APx4 also includes with several built
in applications, such as the
and Bluetooth stacks,

Continua
v.1.5 compliant IEEE manager and many more.

This combination provides an ideal platform for
1 Ordering Information

Product code APX4-367CC-A

CPU and memories
i.MX283 64MB DDR2 128MB Flash

Connectivity

Antenna

Bluetooth + Wi-Fi

Internal antenna

Temperature range
-10 50°C

Part number decoder

APX 4 3 6 7 C A

Product category

Product generation

Processor
3 i.MX283

Memory
6 64MB

Flash
7 128MB

Connectivity

C Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Temperature

C Commercial I Industrial contact

Antenna

A Internal antenna E External antenna

Note Not all variants are available. Minimum order quantities and lead times may apply for special variants. Please contact Bluegiga Technologies Oy for more information.

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2 APx4 pin descriptions

The APX4 connector uses a standard DDR1 SO-DIMM connector with 2.5V keying.
• Odd numbered pins are located on top layer
• Even numbered pins are located on bottom layer

There is a pitch 0.3mm offset from top layer pins to bottom layer pins. Note that most receptacles also have 0.3mm offset from odd pins to even pins.

Receptacle

Suitable receptacles are available from multiple vendors. For example TE Connectivity’s part number 1473005-1, Mouser part number 571-1473005-1 and Digi-Key’s part number A99605-ND.

PCB footprint and schematic symbol for the mentioned part number will be available for download from Techforum in Mentor Graphics’ PADS format.

Power contacts on the left side

In addition to the 200 pins/finger contacts there are two pairs of plated through holes on the left side of the module which can be used for powering the module stand-alone not assembled on any motherboard . The pitch between the holes is 2.54mm. Leave the holes unconnected if the module is assembled on a motherboard.

Name

Function

Ground
+5V input
Figure 6 Example placement w/motherboard cut-out

Figure 7 Example placement, antenna outside motherboard

Important The motherboard’s locking clips must be attached to GND.

External antenna

In case external antenna is used the RF output can be taken directly from the U.FL connector of the module. In this case internal antenna placement can be ignored. See chapter for approved antennas.

Thermal Considerations

APx4 will heat up to some extent during use, especially due to Wi-Fi power consumption during highthroughput transmissions. APx4 can be attached to the motherboard with metal bolts to allow some heat transfer to the application board ground plane.

EMC Considerations for Motherboard

Unwanted electromagnetic radiation may arise from a combination of APx4 and a motherboard if not carefully designed.

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• The number of layers required depends on the application. The simplest application with no high speed signals connected, 2 layers might be enough, but with a high number of the APx4 signals in use with high clock speeds, 6 layers is recommended, with solid power and ground planes.
• Place the peripherals connectors etc. as close as possible to APX4. One example is USB and Ethernet. Make the lines as short as possible.
• USB lines Use 45 ohms single-line 90 ohms differential impedance. Route the lines as differential pairs
• Ethernet lines Use 50 ohms single-line 100 ohms differential impedance. Route the lines as differential pairs.
• Make sure that Ethernet Tx and Rx lines are well separated in order to minimize cross talk. If there is excessive cross talk the PHY may receive its own packets.
• Be careful with clocks, e.g. SAIF0_MCLK. Do not route them longer than absolutely necessary. Place the destination components as close as possible to the APx4. If clock traces are routed e.g. across the board they easily cause radiation which may exceed allowed limits.
• The power supply should be designed for 5V and at least 500mA continuous current.
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12 Certifications

APx4 is compliant to the following specifications:

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1 this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2 this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This transmitter is considered as mobile device and should not be used closer than 20 cm from a human body. To allow portable use in a known host class 2 permissive change is required. Please contact for detailed information. OEM Responsibilities to comply with FCC Regulations The APx4 Module has been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following conditions:
• The antenna s must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 25mm is maintained between the radiator antenna and all persons at all times.
• The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

As long as the two conditions above are met, further transmitter testing will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc. . IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions cannot be met for certain configurations or co-location with another transmitter , then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization. End Product Labeling The APx4 Module is labeled with its own FCC ID. If the FCC ID is not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following “Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID QOQAPX4” or “Contains FCC ID QOQAPX4”

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The OEM of the APx4 Module must only use the approved antenna s described in Table 62 External Antenna Parameters, which have been certified with this module.

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product.

This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard s . Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference, and 2 this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e.i.r.p. is not more than that necessary for successful communication.

If detachable antennas are used:

This radio transmitter identify the device by certification number, or model number if Category II has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. See Table 62 External Antenna Parameters for the approved antennas.

OEM Responsibilities to comply with Industry Canada Regulations

The APx4 Module has been certified for integration into products only by OEM integrators under the following conditions:
• The antenna s must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 20cm is maintained between the radiator antenna and all persons at all times.
• The transmitter module must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

As long as the two conditions above are met, further transmitter testing will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc. .

IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions cannot be met for certain configurations or co-location with another transmitter , then the Industry Canada authorization is no longer considered valid and the IC Certification Number cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate Industry Canada authorization.

End Product Labeling

The APx4 Module is labeled with its own IC Certification Number. If the IC Certification Number are not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. In that case, the final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:
“Contains Transmitter Module IC 5123A-BGTAPX4”
“Contains IC 5123A-BGTAPX4”

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The OEM of the APx4 Module must only use the approved antenna s described in Table 62 External Antenna Parameters, which have been certified with this module. The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module or change RF related parameters in the user manual of the end product.

To comply with Industry Canada RF radiation exposure limits for general population, the antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 20cm is maintained between the radiator antenna and all persons at all times and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Déclaration de conformité IC :

Ce matériel respecte les standards RSS exempt de licence d’Industrie Canada. Son utilisation est soumise aux deux conditions suivantes :
1 l’appareil ne doit causer aucune interférence, et 2 l’appareil doit accepter toute interférence, quelle qu’elle soit, y compris les interférences
susceptibles un fonctionnement non requis de l’appareil.

Selon la réglementation d’Industrie Canada, ce radio-transmetteur ne peut utiliser qu’un seul type d’antenne et ne doit pas dépasser la limite de gain autorisée par Industrie Canada pour les transmetteurs. Afin de réduire les interférences potentielles avec d’autres utilisateurs, le type d’antenne et son gain devront définis de telle façon que la puissance isotrope rayonnante équivalente EIRP soit juste suffisante pour permettre une bonne communication.

Lors de l’utilisation d’antennes amovibles :

Ce radio-transmetteur identifié par un numéro certifié ou un numéro de modèle dans le cas de la catégorie II a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les antennes référencées ci-dessous dans la limite de gain acceptable et l’impédance requise pour chaque type d’antenne cité. Les antennes non référencées possédant un gain supérieur au gain maximum autorisé pour le type d’antenne auquel elles appartiennent sont strictement interdites d’utilisation avec ce matériel. Veuillez vous référer au Table 62 External Antenna Parameters, concernant les antennes approuvées pour les APx4.
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